The Beautiful Game

(07/09/2013) The National Football Museum in Manchester, UK reopened in July 2012 and exists to explain how and why football has become the people's game', a key part of England's heritage and way of life. Since its opening and vital to how the museum engages in storytelling, expert systems integrator D J Willrich (DJW) has deployed Dataton WATCHOUT multi-image display and presentation software to manage a variety of content across LCD displays in the Milestones gallery and in Our Beautiful Game', a 15.9 meter panoramic and immersive theatre. Mirage Associates, Dataton Premium Partner, UK and Ireland provided project support to DJW during the installation phases.

DJW was contracted to design, integrate, commission and programme the audio visual system, including full lighting design, as well as all of the exhibition electrical and audio visual cabling. Centre Screen Productions created all multimedia content for the project.

In explaining the client brief for multi-image display, David Willrich at DJW says: The National Football museum wanted a fully interactive experience to give visitors a feel for what it's like to be one of the superstars of football from the pressure of scoring a penalty to the exhilaration of lifting the winners' cup.

WATCHOUT is used in the Milestones galleries showing football milestones on various LCD screens and which is buzzing with light and sound.

Our Beautiful Game, an immersive film capturing one month in the life of English football, says Paul Kucharski, director at Centre Screen Productions. Here, WATCHOUT is used to map and edge blend content and projected images in a special theatre with a 15.9 metre curved screen showing the diversity of football.

In these areas, WATCHOUT enables the film to be blended across a wide screen and helps the film portray the beautiful game in a powerful and striking way, adds David Willrich.

Lars Sandlund, chief operating officer at Dataton adds: Our technology has once again been deployed by DJW to engage and immerse audiences alongside a world-class home for the greatest collection of football memorabilia ever assembled.

The National Football Museum was shortlisted for the Consumer Installation and AV/IT Project of the Year categories in the 15th AV Awards 2013 programme.

See Dataton and WATCHOUT Premium Partner Videmus

at Stand 107, EAS 2013 from 18-20 September, Port de Versailles Convention Center, Paris

See Dataton at PLASA London at stand Q6 from 6-9 October 2013, ExCel London

Established in 1973, renowned Swedish show control developer and manufacturer, Dataton this year celebrates its 40th year in business. The company serves its core markets in multi-media entertainment, visitor attractions, digital signage scenography, event production and corporate A/V. The companys flagship products include the WATCHPAX media server, award-winning Dataton WATCHOUT multi-display production and presentation system as well as the intuitive Dataton PICKUP audio guide. The entire range is supported by Dataton's established global distribution and reseller network.

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